Tag Archives: M.I.A.

Azealia Banks First Post-Major Record Label Split “Heavy Metal and Reflective” Gets a Video

Posted on August 5, 2014 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

After announcing her release from Universal/Interscope Records contract via Twitter, Azealia Banks unleashes her first unsigned release, with a music video by Rob Soucy and Nick Ace. The Lil Internet produced “Heavy Metal and Reflective” sees Banks being the cool indie … Continue reading →

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Concert Review: M.I.A. Plagued With Issues at Pittsburgh, PA Live Show, Comes Out On Top! – Stage AE 4/28/2014

Posted on April 29, 2014 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

Recently, I went to a Cults show where guitarist Brian Oblivion was visibly aggravated. Throughout the set, his mic was inaudible, Madeline Follin’s vocals were lost in the layers of guitar effects, and before their set a freezing crowd stood … Continue reading →

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Album Review: M.I.A. – Matangi

Posted on November 17, 2013 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

After a slew of delayed release dates, a controversial plan to drop the fourth record by  M.I.A. on the Tamil New Year fizzled out like the rest of them. In addition to a $1.5 million lawsuit from the NFL and … Continue reading →

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M.I.A. Brings the Noize and Announces Fourth Album “Matangi”

Posted on June 17, 2013 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

The always confrontational, widely eclectic, and fiercely aggressive M.I.A. has laid low since her appearance at 2012’s Superbowl alongside Madonna, Nicki Minaj, LMFAO, and Cee-Lo. Whether it was a business move to divert the obscure attention gained for flashing the middle finger … Continue reading →

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2020k’s Top 40 Songs of 2012: Part One – Songs 40-21

Posted on December 16, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

With doomsday approaching in just a few days, I decided to start compiling a definitive list of songs released during the last twelve months of humanity as we know it. Last year, 2020k easily released the Top 20 songs of … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Madonna – MDNA

Posted on April 2, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

As soon as talks of Madonna working with electronic masterminds Benny Benassi and William Orbit were announced in regards to a then untitled new record by Ms. Ciccone, the world began buzzing. Was it a return to the introspective approach to … Continue reading →

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M.I.A. Premieres “Bad Girls” and Confirms 2012 Superbowl Appearance Alongside Madonna

Posted on January 30, 2012 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

A lot of cool things are happening in pop music right now in regards to political, innovative Sri Lankan rapper Maya Arulpragasam, better known under the alias M.I.A. Not only is she a confirmed featured artist on Madonna’s upcoming MDNA … Continue reading →

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Album Review: Lil Wayne – Tha Carter 4

Posted on September 19, 2011 by 2020k | RJ Kozain

Just as we here at 2020k were about to make a post about Jay-Z and Kanye West’s album “Watch The Thrown” knocking Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” record of highest selling debut record on iTunes with 290,000 copies sold, Lil Wayne … Continue reading →

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